Wendell Barnhouse is a nationally-known and respected columnist who has spent over 20 years covering collegiate athletics. He has reported from 25 Final Fours and more than three dozen bowl games and has written about the Big 12 and its schools since the conference's beginning. Barnhouse will be updating the Big 12 Insider on happenings and behind-the-scenes information about the conference.

This is a must click-and-read: Terrance Ganaway, a rookie with the St.
Louis Rams who last season gained over 1,000 yards rushing playing in the same
backfield with Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, is working for minimum
wage making sandwiches in Waco during the offseason.

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, speaking at a business
seminar in Oklahoma City, said that college basketball needs to make changes to
end the "one-and-done" student-athlete. Bowlsby also said the Big 12 is leaning
heavily toward a future with 10 schools. He also had opinions on a number of
other topics in college athletics.

Texas Tech freshman point guard Josh Gray scored a
career-high 26 against Oklahoma and has continued to improve throughout a
challenging season.

Each Friday, Nicole Auerbach of USA Today does an interview with a college basketball coach. This
week's version features Kansas State coach Bruce Weber.